Re: [Gimp-user] Scaled image larger in file size than original

2009-09-17 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 20:13 +, ern...@comcast.net wrote: > > PNG uses run-length compression, > > The compression is lossless, but it's not run-length. PNG uses an LZ77 > derivative. Thanks for the correction. Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing l

Re: [Gimp-user] Scaled image larger in file size than original

2009-09-17 Thread erniew
Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > >> I took KSnapshot out of the picture, and took the screenshot with Gimp, >> saved it as a png. The file size was 35k. I scaled the image by 50% >> and saved it as a new png. The file size was 44k. >> >> I reduced the file by 50% using imageMagick and the file s

Re: [Gimp-user] How to add transparency to half an image

2009-09-17 Thread bgw
On 09/15/2009 09:11 AM, mrlew wrote: > Okay, that makes sense. And that is what I was trying to do. But how do I > separate the image into halves? Top half& bottom half and only add > transparency mask to the bottom half? > > Thanks Another approach might be to -- rectangle select bottom half -- c

Re: [Gimp-user] Scaled image larger in file size than original

2009-09-17 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, > I took KSnapshot out of the picture, and took the screenshot with Gimp, > saved it as a png. The file size was 35k. I scaled the image by 50% > and saved it as a new png. The file size was 44k. > > I reduced the file by 50% using imageMagick and the file size was 71k. > > convert file1.png

[Gimp-user] Insert a layer for every keystroke

2009-09-17 Thread G33K
Hello everyone, I've read that new layers are automatically enforced for every new text box and other transformable objects. Is it possible to configure this behavior for other tools as well, in the menus, with plugins, or otherwise? Specifically, I'd like to have a new layer for every brush stro

Re: [Gimp-user] How to add transparency to half an image

2009-09-17 Thread Sridhar M.A.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 06:11:06PM +0200, mrlew wrote: > Okay, that makes sense. And that is what I was trying to do. But how do I > separate the image into halves? Top half & bottom half and only add > transparency mask to the bottom half? > Fill the mask with a black to white gradien